Exploring visual journalism

Revellers celebrated the official opening of the 2017 San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, Spain on Thursday. The first of eight days of the running of the bulls along the streets of the old quarter of Pamplona starts Friday.

Baraka Cosmas, 7, is missing half his right arm. Mwigulu Matonange, 14, lost his left arm. Emmanuel Festo, 15, lost his right, plus the fingers of his left hand. Pendo Sengerema, 16, had an arm severed at the elbow.

For a recent photo essay, MICA student Paul Lai turned the lens on his friends — a dedicated group of Baltimore BMX riders. “I think they don’t even have food sometimes,” he said. “But BMX is like their life.”